Recaps

Jiang He outlasted Goodwin’s Earthbound Immortal and helped reseal the King of the Netherworld, then turned to the coming WRGP. He formed Team GX and defeated Sherry LeBlanc’s recruitment challenge, leaving Sherry to assemble a rival team.

• Jiang He stalled Goodwin with Blackwing - Full Armor Master and Final Countdown, thwarting Goodwin’s attempts to summon an Earthbound Immortal until Goodwin brought out Wiraqocha Rasca.
• Jiang He used Full Armor Master’s Wedge Counter to take control of Wiraqocha Rasca, then reduced Goodwin’s Life Points to 1 and resisted Goodwin’s Meteor Flare with Damage Polarizer and Rainbow Life.
• Jiang He completed Final Countdown, and his Crimson Dragon Quetzalcoatl and Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon destroyed and resealed the King of the Netherworld as Crow returned to life and the others received Crimson Dragon marks.
• Jiang He recovered Camula’s clan from the Underworld and revived them, then learned that a meteorite tablet connected to a likely Yliaster ace monster had been taken by the Security Maintenance Bureau.
• Chancellor Sheppard announced the WRGP, and Jiang He formed Team GX with Alexis Rhodes, Akiza Izinski, Jaden Yuki, Chazz Princeton, and Zane Truesdale while Yusei Fudo organized the 5DS team.
• Sherry LeBlanc challenged Jiang He to join her WRGP team, but Jiang He used Witch's Strike to clear her field and hand before Yata-Garasu prevented her next draw and secured his victory.
• Sherry conceded and handed Jiang He the wagered silver briefcase, then invited Axel Brodie and Rei Saotome to join her team for the WRGP.

Jiang He and Team GX entered the WRGP, defeated Team Unicorn through Zane, Jaden, and Jiang He, then learned Team Catastrophe was using Darkness Cards that could materialize Duel Monsters Spirits. The draw matched Team GX against Team Catastrophe, and Jiang He began their duel against Hermann.

• Jiang He traveled to New Domino City with his companions for the WRGP and exchanged for the Millennium Eye Mark, the Shaddoll Super Polymerization Deck, and the Aesir Odin Deck.
• The WRGP draw paired Team GX with Team Unicorn, and Kaiser Zane Truesdale took the first duel against Andre.
• Andre defeated Kaiser Zane Truesdale with Thunder Unicorn, but Jaden Yuki defeated Andre with Elemental HERO Thunder Giant before drawing against Bre o.
• Jiang He faced Jean and used Battle Fader, Heavy Storm, and Super Polymerization to dismantle Team Unicorn’s field before winning with Localized Tornado against Jean’s deck-out strategy.
• Team Catastrophe defeated Team Mathematicians when Hermann and Sommelier Parker used Stealth Bird to cause their opponents to crash, and Jiang He confirmed the team used materialized Duel Monsters Spirits.
• Primo told Jakob and Lester he had given Team Catastrophe Darkness Cards to test Team GX, Jiang He, and Team 5D's, while claiming later chaos would replace the lost duel energy.
• The WRGP draw paired Team GX with Team Catastrophe, and Jiang He volunteered to duel first against Hermann.
• Hermann summoned Stealth Bird, equipped it with Soul Fire Formation, and dealt Jiang He 800 damage, but Jiang He kept his D-Wheel steady.

Jiang He defeated Team Catastrophe with the Aesir gods, and Yusei Fudo overcame Team Sun's Sleeping Giant Thud. After Jiang He rescued duelists from rogue robots, Team GX faced Sherry LeBlanc's team in the quarterfinals, where Alexis Rhodes reduced Sherry to 800 Life Points and ordered a direct attack.

• Jiang He summoned Thor, Lord of the Aesir and Loki, Lord of the Aesir, defeated Hermann, and trapped Nicholas with Jormungardr the Nordic Serpent and Mask of Restrict.
• Jiang He summoned Odin, Father of the Aesir to defeat Nicholas, then used two Jormungardr the Nordic Serpent to eliminate Hans and win for Team GX.
• Team Sun preserved Key Mace for ten turns, and Taro Yamashita summoned Sleeping Giant Thud and eliminated Kalin.
• Yusei Fudo summoned Majestic Star Dragon, destroyed Sleeping Giant Thud, and defeated Taro Yamashita to secure Team 5D's victory.
• Jiang He destroyed rogue robots attacking Andre, Breo, and other eliminated duelists while Primo and Jakob watched.
• Jiang He redeemed the Victory Dragon and Shadow Riders Longyuan decks before Team GX drew Sherry LeBlanc's Team Holy Knights of the Flower in the quarterfinals.
• Alexis Rhodes and Akiza Izinski accepted Sherry LeBlanc's wager over her pursuit of Jiang He, and Alexis began their Turbo Duel by reflecting Centaur Mina's attack with Magic Cylinder.
• Alexis Rhodes summoned Herald of the Arc Light and Cyber Angel Vrash, negated Sherry LeBlanc's Ritual Sealing Book, and destroyed Centaur Mina before ordering a direct attack against Sherry's remaining 800 Life Points.

Jiang He’s team defeated Team Unicorn and advanced to the WRGP semifinals, where Jiang He faced Chairman Pegasus after Aster Phoenix lost. Jiang He brought out Victory Dragon, but Pegasus stopped its attack, leaving their duel unresolved.

• Sherry LeBlanc’s duel with Alexis Rhodes ended in a draw, and Mizoguchi’s loss to Jiang He gave Team GX the match victory.
• Jiang He accepted Sherry LeBlanc’s offer to become his third queen, while the team learned that Team New World might be tied to her parents’ deaths.
• Team Legendary Duelists defeated Lotten and Team Unicorn, then met Team GX in the semifinal as Aster Phoenix faced B.
• Chairman Pegasus revealed himself as B, seized Aster Phoenix’s Destiny HERO - Dystopia with Comic Hand, and defeated Aster with his Toon cards.
• Jiang He took Aster’s place, destroyed Pegasus’s Toon defenses with Heavy Storm, and took control of Toon Black Luster Soldier with Snatch Steal.
• Pegasus used Shadow Toon to reduce Jiang He’s Life Points to 1000, and Jiang He summoned Victory Dragon after reviving Darklord Nurse Reficule and changing the field’s monsters into Dragons.
• Pegasus stopped Victory Dragon’s direct attack with Negate Attack.